1994 Columbia Lions football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1994
| team = Columbia Lions
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Ivy League
| short_conf = Ivy
| record = 5–4–1
| conf_record = 3–4
| head_coach = Ray Tellier
| hc_year = 6th
| off_coach =
| oc_year =
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Mike Donnelly
| dc_year = 3rd
| def_scheme =
| captain = Brian Bassett
| captain2 = Jamie Schwalbe
| stadium = Wien Stadium
}}
{{1994 Ivy League football standings}}
The 1994 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Columbia tied for fourth in the Ivy League.
In their sixth season under head coach Ray Tellier, the Lions compiled a 5–4–1 record and outscored opponents 240 to 230. Brian Bassett and Jamie Schwalbe were the team captains.{{cite web |title=Columbia Football 2019 Record Book |publisher=Columbia University |location=New York, N.Y. |access-date=June 15, 2020 |page=218 |url=https://issuu.com/columbiaathletics/docs/2019_columbia_football_record_book}}
The Lions' 3–4 conference record placed them in a three-way tie for fourth in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 176 to 160 by Ivy opponents.{{cite book|url=https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998|title=Ivy League Football Media Guide|chapter=Year-by-Year History|publisher=Ivy League|location=Princeton, N.J.|date=2017|access-date=July 10, 2020|pages=35–36}}
Columbia played its homes games at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
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| source = y
| rankyear = 1994
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = The Sports Network
| September 17 | | Harvard
| Wien Stadium | New York, NY | L 32 39
| 6,425 | {{cite news |title=Ferrara's Last-Minute Heroics Rescue Crimson |first=Joe |last=Concannon |date=September 18, 1994 |page=65 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58844373/1994-columbia-harvard/ }}
| September 24 | @ | Lehigh
| Goodman Stadium | Bethlehem, PA | T 28 28
| 10,585 | {{cite news |title=Lehigh Escapes Columbia with Tie |first=Gary R. |last=Blockus |date=September 25, 1994 |page=C1 |newspaper=The Morning Call |location=Allentown, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58847159/1994-columbia-lehigh/ }}
| October 1 | | Lafayette
| Wien Stadium | New York, NY | W 28 13
| 1,610 | {{cite news |title=Columbia's 28-13 Victory Is a Killer for Lafayette |first=Ted |last=Meixell |date=October 2, 1994 |page=C4 |newspaper=The Morning Call |location=Allentown, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58858970/1994-columbia-lafayette/ }}
| October 8 | @ | Fordham
| Coffey Field | Bronx, NY (rivalry) | W 24 13
| 5,266 | {{cite news |title=Mighty Columbia Flattens Fordham |first=Howard |last=Blatt |date=October 9, 1994 |pages=69, 84 |edition=final |newspaper=Daily News |location=New York, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58861723/1994-columbia-fordham/ }}
| October 15 | @ | #13 Penn
| Franklin Field | Philadelphia, PA | L 3 12
| 5,262 | {{cite news |title=Quakers Outkick Columbia, 12-3 |first=Joe |last=Juliano |date=November 26, 1994 |page=C10 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58870310/1994-columbia-penn/ }}
| October 22 | @ | Yale
| Yale Bowl | New Haven, CT | W 30 9
| 16,167 | {{cite news |title=Columbia Able to Dominate Yale |first=Bruce |last=Berlet |date=October 23, 1994 |page=D5 |newspaper=The Hartford Courant |location=Hartford, Conn.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58872037/1994-columbia-yale/ }}
| October 29 | | Princeton
| Wien Stadium | New York, NY | W 17 10
| 12,850 | {{cite news |title=Columbia Ends Tigers' Hopes for Ivy Crown |first=John |last=Bruns |date=October 30, 1994 |page=B4 |newspaper=The Sunday Home News |location=New Brunswick, N.J.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58873644/1994-columbia-princeton/ }}
| November 5 | @ | Dartmouth
| Memorial Field | Hanover, NH | L 13 14
| 4,115 | {{cite news |title=Dartmouth Fends Off Columbia |date=November 6, 1994 |page=70 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58874973/1994-columbia-dartmouth/ }}
| November 12 | | Cornell
| Wien Stadium | New York, NY (rivalry) | W 38 33
| 8,825 | {{cite news |title=Fumble Is Fatal for Red |first=Dennis |last=Read |date=November 14, 1994 |page=1B |newspaper=The Ithaca Journal |location=Ithaca, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58876751/1994-columbia-cornell/ }}
| November 19 | | Brown
| Wien Stadium | New York, NY | L 27 59
| 7,375 | {{cite news |title=Loss Is Out of Blue |first=John |last=Dellapina |date=November 20, 1994 |page=52 |edition=final |newspaper=Daily News |location=New York, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58878290/1994-brown-columbia/ }} Attendance figure in {{cite news |title=Ivy/Patriot Summaries |date=November 20, 1994 |page=64 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.}}
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